Rikkyo University, which led the team to participate in the Hakone Ekiden for the first time in 55 years, announced the members of the "National Men's Ekiden", which will be held in Hiroshima Prefecture for the first time in three years on the 22nd of this month. Manager Yuichiro Ueno has been entered as a player in the Nagano team.
The "National Men's Ekiden", which will be held for the first time in three years due to the influence of the new corona, will start and finish in front of Peace Park in Hiroshima City, and connect sashes in a 48-kilometer course in seven sections.
On the 11th, 10 players from junior high school students to working adults who were entered by prefectures were announced.
Of these, the Nagano team was entered as a player by Rikkyo University's coach Ueno, who led the team to participate in the Hakone Ekiden for the first time in 55 years.
In addition, 38-year-old Naoki Okamoto of Chugoku Electric Power Company, who has won the right to participate in the marathon representative selection for next year's Paris Olympics and boasts a record 17 appearances since junior high school, entered the Tottori team. .
Toshinari Takaoka of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, who held a press conference in Hiroshima, said, "This is the first time in three years that the event will be held, and for many junior high and high school students, it will be their first experience. I look forward to it," he said.
NHK will broadcast the event on general TV from 0:15 pm on the 22nd of this month, and will also inform you of the details of the race on its website and Twitter.